Veil.



A. P. COOLBROTH.

VEIL.

APPLICATION FILED oer-14, 1916.

1,256,205, Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

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AUGUSTA P. COOLBROTH, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

VEIL.

Application filed October 14, 1916.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AUGUSTA P. CooL- BROTH,a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, county ofCumberland, State of Maine, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Veils, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to veils, and particularly to an adjusted notfall veil.

The object of my invention is to provide a neat and attractive veilwhich will permit the wearer free vision and proper respiration whileeffectively retaining the hat in place, if a hat be worn, as well asproperly confining the hair and preventing the entrance of wind and dustinto the veil at the neck and side. This object is secured by the veilof the present invention. In carrying out my invention I make the mainportion ofthe veil of woven material having a relatively fine mesh andincorporate therein av section of woven material of relatively openmesh. This section is completely surrounded by the main portion of theveil and constitutes a s ght section adapted to be disposed over theface of the wearer in the use of the veil. In addition, the veil isprovided with means for quickly and comfortably adjusting it to the hator head and for conveniently securing it in adjusted position.

The construction and manner of use of my veil is fully disclosed in thespecification which follows. In the drawings accompanying thatspecification I have shown a form of veil which has been foundsatisfactory in use and inexpensive of manufacture. Throughout thisspecification and drawings like reference characters are correspondinglyapplied and in the drawing Figures 1 and 2 are front and side viewsillustrating the manner of use of a veil made in accordance with myinvention.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the veil in blank form, and

Fig. 4 is a general view of the veil removed and as seen from the rear.

In carrying out my invention I provide a length of woven material 1 ofrelatively fine mesh into which substantially centrally thereof so as tobe completely surrounded thereby. is secured in any desired manner, asby stitching. a sight section 2 of woven material of relatively coarsemesh. Stitched to the blank 1 at its top edge, considering the blank asit appears in Fig. 3, is a tape 3.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918,

Serial No. 125,720.

The opposite ends of this tape are provided with inter-engaging means,as the ball and socket clasp 4-, and when secured produces a fullness,indicated generally by the numeral 5, in that portion of the blank whichis disposed over the crown of the hat in the use of the veil. Thisyieldingly gathered section 5 enables the veil to be fitted to hats ofvarious sizes.

The opposite edge of the veil is provided with an elastic 6 which is runthrough between ribbons or the like 7 stitched to said edge and adaptedto be passed under the chin and around the neck of the wearer andsecured in the back by knotting, or by a hook and eye or ball and socketfastener. This enables the lower edge of the veil to be snugly adjustedat the neck of the wearer. The fulness, indicated generally by thenumeral 8, produced by the elastic 6 in the lower edge of the blank isadapted to be disposed below the mouth and over the chin of the wearer,and serves to prevent the entrance of wind and dust.

The free ends or side portions of the blank 1, indicated generally bythe numeral 9, are adapted to be drawn over the ears and cheeks of thewearer, crossed at the back of the neck, and knotted below the chin,these ends extending downwardly and being pinned to the coat or allowedto hang freely, as desired. lVith the veil thus adjusted the section 2of open mesh is disposed over the face of the wearer, thus permittingpractically unobstructed vision and proper respiration.

Various modifications in the form of this invention may be resorted toif within the limits of the appended claims.

\Vhat I therefore claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A veil consisting of a blank of woven material having a sight sectionincorporated therein and spaced from the longitudinal edges of theblank, an elastic gathering device secured at one longitudinal edge ofthe blank and provided with inter-engageable elements at its free endsand adapted when said elements are engaged to produce a fullness in thatportion of the blank separating said device from the adjacent edge ofthe sight section and which portion in the use of the veil lies over theforehead of the wearer, and an elastic gathering device secured at theopposite longitudinal edge of the blank and adapted to produce afullness in that portion of the blank separating said device from theadjacent edge of the sight section and which portion in the use of theveil constitutes a closure disposed about the chin and neck of thewearer.

2. A veil consisting of a blank of woven 7 material having a sightsection incorporated therein and spaced from the longitudinal edges ofthe blank, an elastic gathering device of less length than the blanksecured at one longitudinal edge of the blank and provided withinter-engageable elements at its free ends and adapted when saidelements are engaged to produce a fullness in that portion of the blankseparating said device from the adjacent edge of the sight section andwhich portion in the use of the veil lies over the forehead. of thewearer, and an elastic gathering device secured at the oppositelongitudinal edge of the blank and adapted to produce a fullness in thatportion of the blank separating said device from the adjacent edge ofthe sight section and which portion in the use of the veil constitutes aclosure disposed about the chin and neck of the wearer.

3. A veil consisting of a blank of woven material having a sight sectionof woven material of different mesh incorporated therein and spaced fromthe longitudinal edges of the blank, an elastic gathering device securedat one longitudinal edge of the blank and provided with inter-engageableelements at its free ends adapted when said elements are engaged toproduce a fullness in that portion of the blank separating said devicefrom the adjacent edge of the sight section and which portion in the useof the veil lies over the forehead of the wearer, and an elasticgathering device secured at the opposite longitudinal edge of the blankand provided with covering elements extending beyond the ends of saiddevice and constituting tie strings adapted to be tied under the chin ofthe wearer and adapted when tied to produce a fullness in that portionof the blank separating said device from the adjacent edge of the sightsection and which portion in the use of the veil constitutes a closuredisposed about the chin and neck of the wearer.

4. A veil consisting of a blank of woven material having a sight sectionof woven material of diiferent mesh incorporated therein and spaced fromthe longitudinal edges of the blank, an elastic gathering device securedat one longitudinal edge of the blank and adapted to produce a fullnessin that portion of the blank separating said device from the adjacentedge of the sight section and which portion in the use of the veil liesover the forehead of the wearer, and an elastic gathering device securedat the opposite longitudinal edge of the blank and provided withcovering elements extending beyond the ends of said device andconstituting tie strings adapted to be tied under the chin of the wearerand adapted when tied to produce a fullness in that portion of the blankseparating said device from the adjacent edge of the sight section andwhich portion in the use of the veil constitutes a closure disposedabout the chin and neck of the wearer. V

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUSTA P. COOLBROTH. Witnesses:

A. M.Bnm, CARROLL B. SKILLrN.

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